Tying the BWO Quill Nymph

[Matt Grobert]

Here's our latest tying video, it's a tungsten head quill nymph that my friend Doug Freemann uses with great success. Doug is a member of the US Youth Fly Fishing Team, and he typically fishes this fly in tandem with another, using Euro-nymphing techniques. I have fished it with good success also.

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[Rusty Spinner]

"For the thread, Mat is going to go way outside his comfort zone" :rofl:

 

[Thursthouse]

You just couldn't stand the thought of being one up'd by the beetle and had to post another vid huh?

 

[NJpatbee]

Matt - Very nice tie and excellent stripped peacock quill. I noticed it was "Polish" brand quill and have checked around but could not find them anywhere in the US. Did you have to order them from the manufacturer overseas?

 

[Trout Nazi]

Matt - Very nice tie and excellent stripped peacock quill. I noticed it was "Polish" brand quill and have checked around but could not find them anywhere in the US. Did you have to order them from the manufacturer overseas?

I have some of that stuff, I used the dyed quills for some dry flys. Honestly, strip a regular piece of quill with a pencil eraser, same effect on the finished fly, fraction of the cost.

 

[Matt Grobert]

Matt - Very nice tie and excellent stripped peacock quill. I noticed it was "Polish" brand quill and have checked around but could not find them anywhere in the US. Did you have to order them from the manufacturer overseas?

Thank you, Pat. You can get those quills from PerformanceFlies.com - Kevin Compton. He sells all the Euro materials. Those quills are real nice, well-marked, and they come in a bunch of colors.

 

[Matt Grobert]

I have some of that stuff, I used the dyed quills for some dry flys. Honestly, strip a regular piece of quill with a pencil eraser, same effect on the finished fly, fraction of the cost.

You are right, it's not that hard and far less costly. Tim is making a video on a simple way to strip the quills and color them. We'll post it here when it's completed.

 

[Trout Nazi]

Thank you, Pat. You can get those quills from PerformanceFlies.com - Kevin Compton. He sells all the Euro materials. Those quills are real nice, well-marked, and they come in a bunch of colors.

Kevin Compton is the man. He has alot of interesting materials, good prices, and ties some bad-ass flies to boot.

 

[FIN-ITE 34]

Matt, extend my thanks to Doug for the inspiration for this video. I tied up a bunch and did quite well at the Mono on Saturday and equally as well on the SBR yesterday.

 

[tomfly]

great fly Matt but why the blase orange collar?

 

[Thursthouse]

great fly Matt but why the blase orange collar?

hot spot....everyone's doing it.

It does resemble (to my very untrained eye) more of frenchie type nymph

 

[Matt Grobert]

Matt, extend my thanks to Doug for the inspiration for this video. I tied up a bunch and did quite well at the Mono on Saturday and equally as well on the SBR yesterday.

Will do, they work well. There are lots of patterns coming along being tied similar to this one. I like the simplicity of it. The other way this fly is tied is with the hot spot being tied at the butt instead of the collar.